Police Will Be Able To ID Anyone At Australian Airports

'Dangerous times'

Counter-terrorism security is set to ramp up at Aussie airports with the Federal government confirming police will be able to demand ID from travellers.

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton today announced that Australian Federal Police (AFP) officers would also be able to remove anyone from airports in a sweep of reforms which also include the rollout of advances X-ray and body scan machines, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.

“There's certain conditions that need to be met at the moment before police can ask for that identification," he said.

"Which is an absurdity and it’s an issue that the police have raised with us. So we're addressing an anomaly and a deficiency in the law at the moment."